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(ModeL) W. R. KRAMER.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 392,954. Patented Nov. 13, 1888.

NITE STATES VILLIAM It. KRAMER, OF DELPHOS, OHIO.

WASHING- MACHiNE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,954, dated November 13, 1888.

Application filed March 0. 1588.

To all whom 1 1, may concern.-

' Be it known that l, \VILLIAM R. KRAMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Delphos, in the county of Van Wert and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Combined \Vasher and Stand; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to acombiucd washer and stand, and has for its object the construe tion of a stand that can be readily adjusted within certain limits to increase or diminish its supporting-Snrface, and to provide an-iniproved pounder and novel devices for rccip rocating and rotating the pounder.

The improvement consists of the novel construction and combination ofparts, which hereinafterwillbe more fully describedandclaimed, and shown in the annexed drawings,in which- Figure l is a perspective View, parts being broken away, of a combined washer and stand embodying my invention, showing the stand adjusted by dotted lines; Fig. 2, a detail view of one end of the cross head, showing the means for connecting the pounder therewith.

The stand is composed of two corresponding frames or parts, A and B, which are constructed alike. The part A is composed of a triangular shaped frame consisting of the converging sides A A, the end A the braces A A, and the corner-posts AA". The braces A extend from the middle of the end bar, A to about the middle of the sides A. The upper edges of the sides extending from the ends of the braces to within a short dis tance of the ends of the sides are cut away about one-half the width of the sides for a purpose presently to be described. The part B is composed of a triangular frame consisting of sides B 1 the end B and the braces B, and the corner-posts B. The lower edges of the sides are removed, extending from the ends of the braces to within a short distance of the ends of the sides and of a depth about equal to one-half the width of the sides. When the two Serial No. 2601198. (Modek) frames or parts A and B are put together, the reduced portions a and Z) of the sides A and B come opposite each other, the portion a being below the portion b,and the apices of the frames stand in opposite directions. standard 0 supports the apex of the frame B, and the apex of the frame A is supported by the bar B, which extends from the end B to the ends ofthe sides B. The frame Ais adapted to move in and out to increase or diminish the size of the stand, as may be required, the end of A sliding on and being supported at all adjustments on the board The end of the standard 0 is reduced or provided with a pintle, c, on which is mounted the casting D. This casting has lugs d and d" on each side, the lug d being'at a higher level than the lug d, and is free to rotate about the pintle, being held thereto by the pin d when it is desired to hold the casting in any desired position.

The hand lever E is pivoted to the casting, and is held about in a horizontal position by the spring F, which is made ofa stout piece of wire that is doubled or folded midway of its ends, which ends are bent to form hooks that fit about the lower lugs, d, and pass up in the rear of and over the upper lugs, the free end of the spring being connected with the lever by the hook f and the eyef. The inner end of the lever E is slotted,and the pin e,that pivotally connects the lever E with the casting, passes through this slot 0. By this arrangement the lever is free to have a longitudinal movement.

The poundershaft G extends through a vertical opening, 0 in the lever E, and is threaded on its upper end to receive the nut g. The opening a" flares from its upper to its lower end in the direction of the length of the lever to permit a free operation of the lever. The collar g,securcd to the shaft G below the lever, is rounding on its upper side,so that it will not present any sharp edges which would wear away the lover. The washer gflinterposed be tween the nutg and the lever, is rounding on the side opposite the nut to diminish the friction between the washer and the nut and facilitate the operation of the lever.

The ratchet wheel H, keyed to the shaft G, below the lever, is providcdwith crown-teeth The post orh, which are engaged by the pawl h that is pivoted to the side of the lever. This pawl inclines slightly to a horizontal plane, and is provided at its free end with aside extension, h, which bears against the periphery of the wheel H and prevents any motion of the pawl inward that would disengage it from the ratchet-wheel.

The arm I, extending from the bracket,-terminates in an eye, z, through which the shaft G works and is guided in its movements. The curved extension I, projecting vertically from the arm I, is slotted, and this slot i, which curves toward the casting, receives a pin, 6, projecting laterally from the lever E, which in its vertical movements receives at the same time a longitudinal movement, which movement is effected by the pin 0 riding in the curved slot 2" of the extension I.

The cross-head J, secured to the lower end of the pounder-shaft and having slotsj at its ends, supports the pounders K, one pounder being at each end. The threaded stem k of each pounder extends through the slotj of the cross-head and is held in place by the nut 7c. The upper side of the cross-head at each end is roughened,and the washer kflinterposed between the nut and the cross-head, is correspondingly roughened on the side adjacent to the cross-head to prevent any slipping when the pounder is adjusted and the nut screwed home. The pounders set diagonally of the cross-head and can be adjusted to and from each other to suit the size of the vessel or tub, and are semi-oval shaped in horizontal sec tion. The perforated plates Id-two being pro vided for each pounder-meet near the bottom of the pounder and diverge as they extend upward.

The stand can be lengthened by drawing out the frame A, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the lever can be swung around by withdrawing the pin (V, as will be readily appreciated. When the lever is moved up and down, it Will causein effect a vibratorymove ment of the shaft G. When the lever is descending, the pawl It will ride over the teeth h of the ratchet-wheel H, and when the lever is ascending the pawl will engage with the said teeth and cause the shaft to rotate and change the position of the pounders relative to the contents of the tub.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent;

1. A stand composed of two triangular- 3. The combination, with the casting, the lever pivoted to the casting and adapted to havea longitudinal movement,andthepounder carried by the lever, of the arm I, and the curved extension arranged to engage with the lever and. impart a longitudinal movement thereto simultaneously with its vertical movements.

4. The combination, with the lever, the

pounder-shaft, and the arm I, of the extension I and the pin e substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM R. KRAMER.

WVitnesses:

HORACE A. Rnnvn, SIMON PURYER. 

